Ethiopia Demands Eritrean Troops Leave Tigray
Residents report Eritrean soldiers in Adigrat, Tigray, and Ethiopia demands they leave, while Eritrea rejects it. What we know and...
October 7, 2026Topic
Horn of Africa
Why Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Is at War Again in 2026
Tigray explained: why Ethiopia's northern region is at war again in October 2026, who leads it, how Mekelle fell and...
October 7, 2026
Sudan’s Neighbours and the Horn of Africa Explained in 2026
Sudan's neighbours explained: seven borders, millions of refugees, the Nile dam dispute and Ethiopia's new war, and what it all...
October 7, 2026
Ethiopia Red Sea Access Push Risks a Wider Horn Crisis
Ethiopia red sea access demand after Abiy's October 2026 swearing-in has united Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan against Addis Ababa's...
October 6, 2026
Ethiopia Swears In Abiy for a Second Five-Year Term
Ethiopia's new parliament opened on 5 October and Abiy Ahmed took the oath for a second term. What is known...
October 5, 2026
ATLS Plans Djibouti Fuel Rail Link to Ethiopia
ATLS plans a 288,000 cubic metre fuel terminal at Djibouti's Doraleh port with rail loading to Ethiopia from June 2027,...
October 4, 2026
Somalia’s Baidoa Fighting Leaves 148 Wounded in Feud
Fighter jets and drones joined a battle for Baidoa, a regional capital in Somalia. The Red Cross treated 148 wounded,...
October 4, 2026
AU Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to Show Restraint
The African Union urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt on 1 October 2026 to show restraint. Cairo pushed back on 3...
October 3, 2026
Ethiopian Troops Retake Mekelle Airport From TPLF
Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle airport on 3 October 2026, but control of Tigray's capital is unclear. MSF counts 720 wounded...
October 3, 2026